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District of Columbia v. U.S. Dept of Commerce-789 F.Supp. 1179 (D DC 1992)

Case • 1992

that the only issue before it was whether the Bureau was doing what it should to conduct the most accurate census practicable. The court summarized the focus of its concern by noting that "the question is which ...

Harding v. Stynchomb-691 F.2d 1364 (11th Cir. 1982).

Case • 1982

?" he replied: Well, the only -- the one and only, if you want to call it sex bias or whatever you call it, is what this whole case is all about. Not but one place that I haven't got -- I will say I don't ...

Nyhuis v. Reno-204 F.3d 65 (3rd Cir. 2000)

Case • 2000

remedies before the prisons themselves have had the opportunity (and have the ability) to do so, is surely not what Congress intended when it enacted the PLRA. Cf. Perez, 182 F.3d at 536-37 ("No one can know ...

Jones v. Blanas-393 F.3d 918 (9th Cir. 2004)

Case • 2004

housing that does not involve any deprivation of privileges other than what is necessary to protect the inmates and staff." Id. § 4002(b). [20] In June 1997, Jones was incarcerated at the Susanville ...

Flagner v. Wilkinson-241 F.3d 475 (6th Cir. 2001)

Case • 2001

. City of Cincinnati, 953 F.2d 1036, 1042 (6th Cir. 1992), such that "the contours of the right [are] sufficiently clear that a reasonable official would understand that what he is doing violates ...

Caldwell v. Caesar-150 F.Supp.2d 50 (D DC 2001)

Case • 2001

of furthering [a] compelling governmental interest." Plaintiff argues that Defendants have not shown a "compelling governmental interest" for what he claims was a substantial burden on his religious practices ...

Hoevenaar v. Lazaroff-276 F.Supp.2d 811 (SD OH 2003)

Case • 2003

energies [*815] and to connecting to his ancestors through the ceremonies he performs. He believes that his hair is also what connects him to the "Red Road of Life," or the path to spirituality ...

Lockley v. New Jersey DOC-828 A.2d 869 (NJ 2003)

Case • 2003

stated that [44] the only legal issue here is what instruction, if any, should be given to the jury with respect to the financial capacity of the State... to pay punitive damages.... [45] [T ...

Hunter v. Heath-95 F.Supp.2d 1140 (D OR 2000)

Case • 2000

specifically encourage prisoners to use the kyte system. Hunter has submitted what appears to be a copy of a newsletter distributed by SRCI officials which states that the kyte system "is an excellent tool ...

Clarke v. Stalder-121 F.3d 222 (5th Cir. 1997)

Case • 1997

for non-provocatively voicing his objection to what he obviously felt was a highly questionable detention by a police officer"); Guffey v. Wyatt, 18 F.3d 869, 871-73 (10th Cir.1994) (police officer ...

Dewalt v. Carter-224 F.3d 607 (7th Cir. 2000)

Case • 2000

that will give the defendant fair notice of what the plaintiff's claim is and the grounds upon which it rests." Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence & Coordination Unit, 507 U.S. 163, 168 (1993 ...

Johnson v. Daley-117 F.Supp.2d 889 (WD WI 2000)

Case • 2000

-existent incentives. In nearly 100% of all prisoner cases, whether a prisoner will have legal representation is not the prisoner's decision but the court's. Contrary to what Congress seems to have believed ...

Gartell v. Ashcroft-191 F.Supp.2d 23 (D DC 2002)

Case • 2002

, however, that the procedure took only a few weeks to develop and implement, and that once the [**26] procedure was in place, BOP had accomplished "what [it] had set out to do." n10 Other prison systems ...

California First Amendment Coalition v. Woodford-299 F.3d 868 (9th Cir. 2002)

Case • 2002

infallibility from their institutions, but it is difficult for them to accept what they are prohibited from observing."). Further, "public access . . . fosters an appearance of fairness, thereby heightening ...

Lucas v. Guyton-901 F. Supp. 1047 (D SC 1995)

Case • 1995

retained on death row was his right under the [**3] Eighth Amendment of the Constitution to be free from cruel and unusual punishment - that is what this case is all about. For Cecil Lucas to be a successful ...

Hadix v. Johnson-143 F.3d 246 (6th Cir. 1998)

Case • 1998

, which comprises 10 sections, significantly affects prison litigation by amending several provisions of the United States Code. *fn3 The Act was intended to curtail what was perceived to be the over ...

Ware v. Jackson County, Mo.-150 F.3d 873 (8th Cir. 1998)

Case • 1998

, that CO Toomer be terminated. Barth was concerned about what CO Toomer would do to prisoners and believed that CO Toomer could not be trusted. Barth wrote: "This investigation has shown that CO Toomer has ...

King County v. Sheehan-114 Wash.App. 325, 57 P.3d 307 (2002)

Case • 2002

Office. In an attempt to learn what information might be obtainable by a person who had access to the full names of law enforcement officers, a Sheriff's Office employee determined that it was possible ...

Bane v. Virginia Dep't of Corrections-267 F.Supp.2d 514 (W.D.Va. 2003)

Case • 2003

suffers from what he describes as a "chronically unstable right shoulder due to ligament and nerve damage." To accommodate this injury, the medical department [*518] at Wallens Ridge issued Plaintiff ...

Al-Owhall v. Ashcroft-279 F.Supp.2d 13 (D.D.C. 2003)

Case • 2003

[**13] of exactly what communications will trigger monitoring, both plaintiff and his attorneys "will be careful to the edge of paranoia about the information" they share with one another. Id. at 8 ...